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Meanings of wash in English

Spanish
estela

The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller.

estela
Portuguese
roupa suja
Catalan
bugada

Garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering.

roupa suja
Portuguese
lavar

Remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent.

lavar
Portuguese
limpar
Catalan
rentar
Spanish
lavar

Wash or flow against.

Related terms
limpar
Usage of wash in English
1
When you do wash jeans, use cold water to help prevent shrinking.
The South African
2
Use hot water and soap, and wash for a good 20 seconds.
Cooking for geeks: real science, great hacks, and good food
3
But a good place to start is with the right acne wash.
NY Magazine
4
Let it sit for five minutes and wash off in warm water.
The South African
5
Good intentions and bad intentions wash together, pointless over so much time.
The prince of frogtown
6
She says Moscow's report is a wash for all the right reasons.
The bourne ultimatum
7
Reducing body odor reduces the need to wash the bodysuit so often.
Reuters
8
The floods could wash toxins into other areas and the water supply.
The Guardian
9
The women went out to the taps in the corridor to wash.
Resurrection
10
The women went to the faucets in the corridor to wash themselves.
The Awakening / (The Resurrection)
11
She needed time to wash, to sleep, to stop feeling so vulnerable.
East of the sun
12
There was a furnace heating the well water used in the wash.
The Silver Pigs
13
Don't wash them; simply brush off excess soil if you want to.
Canning & preserving for dummies 2nd edition
14
We approach a car wash, and I think, Turn in, turn in.
Within arm's reach
15
Scrape and wash them; cook them tender in boiling water salted slightly.
The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) / Cooking, Toilet and Household R...
16
Shall we step across the road and have a wash, Mr. Redman?
The stand
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Translations for wash
Wash through the time
Wash across language varieties
Australia
Common
Canada
Common
South Africa
Common
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